Pastor Karen Stokes and the Children in our newly-remodeled Sanctuary

See our Activities and Events page and others above and more photos below

Sundays:
¨                   Celebration at 10:00
¨                   Sunday School for children
¨                   Brunches with guest speakers
¨                   Youth Group for Jr. & Sr. Highs
 
Regular Weekday Activities:
 Wednesday morning "Prime Time" with guest speakers
Thursday Bible Study with Karen Stokes
Thursday evening Choir Practice
 
Special Educational Opportunities:
Adult Education classes address a wide range of topics, such as: politics, spirituality, arts, science, theology and parenting
 
Music and the Arts:
Adult Choir, Poets and Storytellers, Drama Group, Journaling, "Art Gang"
 
 
Family & Intergenerational Activities:
Summer Family Camp at Lake Tahoe, Yule Feast, July 4th Picnic, Service Projects and "Extended Families"


Directory of MPC Family and Friends
Please click here (510K PDF) for a password-protected Adobe PDF file with a directory of MPC members and friends. If you do not have the password, you can contact Christine Peterson at 510-339-1131 or e-mail the church at mpc-family@mpcfamily.org.


Committees at MPC
 
The programs and activities of this church arise out of the varied interests and vision of the congregation.  Our committees and interest groups offer a wide range of ways to be involved, get to know other people in the church family and share your own gifts and ideas.  For more detailed information about the committees and contact people, see the "Committees" brochure available at the Coffee Hour following the Celebration.  Or, just drop in and visit any of our committees:
 
Adult Education          Celebration
Drama                       Family Life
Eco-Stewards            Children & Youth
Global Concerns        Peacemakers
Spiritual Activists        Membership  
More Light                 Stewardship
Art Gang                    Poets & Storytellers
 
Information on all of our activities can be found in our weekly newsletter, CONTACT.  Fill out a pew card or contact the office with your name, address and email if you would like to have it sent to you.

  
Mission Statement

We are a community that embraces
God's radically inclusive love.
We affirm the moral values of Scripture, which tells us to ?do justice, love kindness
and walk humbly with God.'
 
We lay claim to the Biblical imperatives of welcoming the marginalized, giving voice to the oppressed, and honoring all people. 
We work for justice in the here and now, rather than salvation in the hereafter.
We ask the hard questions and don't accept comfortable answers.
 
We refuse to leave either our hearts
or our heads at the door.  We believe that doubt is an honest expression of faith. 
We are convinced that God has a sense of humor and we are the proof.
 
We acknowledge our differences, treasure our common humanity, and learn humility from our faults.  We encourage each other to expand our intellectual, spiritual
and emotional horizons while holding within our sights the promise of becoming
our better selves.
 
We challenge each other to take risks and honor the courage in failure.
 
We see our church of imperfect people transforming into a church of infinite possibilities.
 
We are as contrary as Jesus.

Comments from our church family:
 
"Sunday services are filled with the good news of the presence of God in our lives a very inspiring message about thoughtful and inclusive Christianity?"
 
"Justice and peacemaking were important issues for Jesus.  These issues are the reason we are a church."
 
"I love our diversity - our inclusion - our ability to be many in a flock with great chirping and joy." 

"We do indeed have a treasure here in Montclair Presbyterian Church, one that is given into our care for the time being, to be nurtured and cared for, and then handed on to the next generation of this Church Family. It is a great heritage we have received from those who have gone before, and a sacred trust that we hold. The future beckons."   - Pastor Karen Stokes 

Pastor Stokes and a special guest.

Children are included in our Sunday morning Celebration.

A Celebration on Earth Day includes a special program for our children.

Last updated 4/24/10